South Africa men's national field hockey team

South Africa

Nickname(s)	Ama Stokke Stokke [1] [2]
Association	South African Hockey Association
Confederation	AfHF (Africa)
Head Coach	Devon van der Merwe (interim)
Assistant coach(es)	Devin Stanton Guy Elliott
Manager	Donovan George
Captain	Dayaan Cassiem
Most caps	Gregg Clark (250)
Top scorer	Greg Nicol (209)
Home Away
FIH ranking
Current	14 2 (19 August 2025) [3]
Highest	10 (2005; 2021)
Lowest	16 (December 2018 – January 2019)
Olympic Games
Appearances	6 (first in 1996 )
Best result	9th (2024)
World Cup
Appearances	7 (first in 1994 )
Best result	10th (1994, 2010)
Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	9 (first in 1993)
Best result	1st (1993, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2013, 2017, 2022, 2025)
African Games
Appearances	4 (first in 1995)
Best result	1st (1995, 1999)
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Africa Cup of Nations 9 0 0 African Games 2 1 0 Total 11 1 0 Africa Cup of Nations 1993 Nairobi 1996 Pretoria 2000 Bulawayo 2005 Pretoria 2009 Accra 2013 Nairobi 2017 Ismailia 2022 Accra 2025 Ismailia African Games 1995 Harare Team 1999 Johannesburg Team 2003 Abuja Team

South Africa at the 2008 Olympics

The South Africa men's national field hockey team represents South Africa at international field hockey matches and tournaments. ^[4]

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1980–1991	Banned [a]
1992	did not qualify
1996	Group stage	10th	5	1	3	3	12	15	Squad
2000	did not qualify
2004	Group stage	10th	7	2	1	4	15	17	Squad
2008	Group stage	12th	6	0	0	6	7	29	Squad
2012	Group stage	11th	6	1	1	4	14	24	Squad
2016	– [b]
2020	Group stage	10th	5	1	1	3	16	24	Squad
2024	Group stage	9th	5	1	1	3	11	17	Squad
Total	6/11	0 titles	34	6	7	23	75	126	–

World Cup

FIH World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	Squad
1971–1990	Banned [a]
1994	Group stage	10th
1998	did not qualify
2002	Group stage	13th	9	3	1	5	17	24	squad
2006	Group stage	12th	7	0	2	5	6	19	squad
2010	Group stage	10th	6	1	2	3	17	32	squad
2014	Group stage	11th	6	1	1	4	8	23	squad
2018	Group stage	16th	3	0	1	2	2	11	squad
2023	Group stage	11th	5	1	0	4	11	20	squad
/ 2026	Qualified

Africa Cup of Nations

• 1993 –
• 1996 –
• 2000 –
• 2005 –
• 2009 –
• 2013 –
• 2017 –
• 2022 –
• 2025 –

African Games

• 1995 –
• 1999 –
• 2003 –
• 2023 – Withdrew ^[9]

African Olympic Qualifier

• 2007 –
• 2011 –
• 2015 –
• 2019 –
• 2023 –

Commonwealth Games

• 1998 – 5th place
• 2002 – 4th place
• 2006 – 8th place
• 2010 – 5th place
• 2014 – 5th place
• 2018 – 10th place
• 2022 – 4th place

Hockey World League

• 2012–13 – 15th place
• 2014–15 – 22nd place
• 2016–17 – 18th place

FIH Pro League

• 2021–22 – 9th place
• 2023–24 – Withdrew ^{[10] [11]}

FIH Hockey Nations Cup

• 2022 –
• 2023–24 –
• 2024–25 – 8th

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

• 2005 – 7th place
• 2014 – 6th place
• 2022 – 6th place

Champions Challenge I

• 2001 –
• 2003 –
• 2005 – 5th place
• 2009 – 5th place
• 2011 –
• 2012 – 7th place

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. South Africa announced their squad on 19 June 2024. ^{[12] [13]}

Head coach: Cheslyn Gie ^[14]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
2	MF	Mustapha Cassiem	(2002-03-19)19 March 2002 (aged 22)	54	HDM
3	DF	Andrew Hobson	(1998-03-20)20 March 1998 (aged 26)	31	Central
5	DF	Jacques van Tonder	(2000-04-11)11 April 2000 (aged 24)	27	WPCC Badgers
7	FW	Dayaan Cassiem (Captain)	(1998-12-01)1 December 1998 (aged 25)	77	HDM
9	FW	Bradley Sherwood	(1999-05-28)28 May 1999 (aged 25)	42	Oxted
10	FW	Keenan Horne	(1992-06-17)17 June 1992 (aged 32)	119	Paris Jean-Bouin  [ fr ]
11	FW	Tevin Kok	(1996-10-20)20 October 1996 (aged 27)	69	Pembroke Wanderers
13	DF	Matthew Guise-Brown	(1991-09-13)13 September 1991 (aged 32)	67	Hampstead & Westminster
19	MF	Ryan Julius	(1995-06-19)19 June 1995 (aged 29)	81	Central
22	DF	Daniel Bell	(1994-09-28)28 September 1994 (aged 29)	106	Daring
23	MF	Nicholas Spooner	(1991-08-28)28 August 1991 (aged 32)	71	Harvestehuder THC
24	MF	Zenani Kraai	(2000-11-05)5 November 2000 (aged 23)	18	Langa
27	FW	Nqobile Ntuli	(1996-01-15)15 January 1996 (aged 28)	103	Harvestehuder THC
29	MF	Samkelo Mvimbi	(1999-01-23)23 January 1999 (aged 25)	58	WPCC Badgers
32	GK	Gowan Jones	(1989-06-24)24 June 1989 (aged 35)	90	Riverside
46	DF	Calvin Davis	(2003-11-22)22 November 2003 (aged 20)	1	Tuks

Gallery

• 
  Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969 ^[15]
• 
  Netherlands against South Africa in Amstelveen, 1969
• 
  The South African field hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics just before the match against Great Britain
• 
  South African players celebrate their qualification for the London Olympics
• 
  Glasgow 2014 — Kieran Govers (AUS) and Austin Smith (RSA)

See also

• South Africa women's national field hockey team
• South Africa men's national under-21 field hockey team
• South Africa men's national indoor hockey team

Notes

1. South Africa was banned from international Hockey from 1964 onwards. South Africa was allowed to take part in international competitions from 1993 onwards.
2. South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered. ^{[5] [6]} As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead. ^{[7] [8]}

References

1. "SA Hockey teams seal 2020 Olympic qualification – Daily Worthing" . Retrieved 6 April 2022.
2. "Tokyo 2021: deux premières médailles pour l'Afrique du Sud, le Tunisien Hafnaoui à l'arrêt". RFI (in French). 27 July 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
4. "South African Hockey Association" . Retrieved 6 December 2014.
5. "Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
6. "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
7. "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
8. "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
9. "Team SA withdraws hockey from 13th African Games". TeamSA. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
10. "Ireland to join FIH Hockey Pro League, replacing South Africa". International Hockey Federation. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
11. "South African Hockey declines invitation to the FIH Pro League". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
12. "Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
13. Lemke, Gary (19 June 2024). "Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named". TeamSA. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
14. "Team roster: South Africa" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
15. "Leidse Courant | 21 april 1969 | pagina 14". Historische Kranten, Erfgoed Leiden en Omstreken (in Dutch). 21 April 1969. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile